Voters Face Election Day Hurdles
Executive Director for One Wisconsin Now, Scot Ross, discusses the hurdles voters are facing this campaign season.
MSNBC
04/09/2016
04/09/2016
Wisconsin Voter ID Law Challenged
The Wisconsin primary will be the first big test of the state's controversial voter ID law. Scot Ross, Executive Director of Wisconsin Now, joins Al Sharpton to discuss.
MSNBC
04/03/2016
04/03/2016
One Wisconsin Now on Al Jazeera to Talk Voter Suppression
Mike Browne, Deputy Director of One Wisconsin Now and the Institute sat down with Al Jazeera to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s and the GOP’s attacks on the right to vote in Wisconsin.
Al Jazeera
04/10/2014
04/10/2014
This Week in Voter Suppression: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is in a close race with his Democratic challenger Mary Burke. Yet his primary concern seems to be on voter ID requirements in the state. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross joins the Melissa Harris-Perry panel to discuss why.
MSNBC
03/15/2014
03/15/2014
The War on Voting Rights in Wisconsin
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, joins The Reid Report to discuss efforts in Wisconsin by Republicans to put a stop to early voting.
MSNBC
03/11/2014
03/11/2014
Will Scott Walker Run in 2016?
Governor Walker has access to an ungodly amount of money. His campaign co-chair runs the $500 million right wing funding Bradley foundation. His largest donor is the wealthiest woman in Wisconsin.
MSNBC
11/24/2013
11/24/2013
Wisconsin and an Early Attack on Early Voting
Melissa Harris-Perry talks to Mike Browne, the Deputy Director of One Wisconsin Now, about one state assembly representative’s attempt to prevent workers who are unable to cast a vote during normal workday hours from voting.
MSNBC
09/24/2013
09/24/2013
The Struggle for Voting Rights is Still Real
Scot Ross, Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, and Judith Browne Dianis join Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss the continued need for the fight for voting rights, especially after seeing legislation pass.
MSNBC
08/25/2013
08/25/2013
Protecting the Right to Vote in Wisconsin
Voting is not only our right; it is our duty. It is how we have a say in the direction of our community, our state and our country. Voting is the one time everyone is equal. Young or old, rich or poor, on Election Day everyone gets the same say.
One Wisconsin Institute
05/12/2013
05/12/2013
Foundation Behind ‘Voter Fraud’ Billboards Exposed
Thanks to reporting done by The Grio's Joy Reid and the advocacy organization One Wisconsin Now, Melissa Harris-Perry is able to name names for 'This Week In Voter Suppression” in exposing the foundation behind billboards that splashed false information on voter fraud.
MSNBC
11/03/2012
11/03/2012
Little known Wisconsin foundation behind ‘voter fraud’ billboards
When Scot Ross heard about more than a dozen billboards going up in largely minority neighborhoods around Cleveland, Ohio, bearing ominous images of the legal penalties for voter fraud, the story had a familiar ring.
theGrio
10/28/2012
10/28/2012
Data Shows Republican Voter Roll Purge Targets Democratic Voting Communities
The communities with the largest numbers of voters targeted in a right-wing instigated voter roll purge also delivered big vote margins for Democrats in 2016.
One Wisconsin Now, 12/23/2019TBT: Voter Purge Not First Time Right Wing in Wisconsin Tried to Rig the Rules for Dan Kelly’s Court Campaign
The right-wing effort to impose a voter roll purge in Wisconsin is just the latest effort to rig the rules to give Dan Kelly an unfair advantage.
One Wisconsin Now, 12/19/2019Mischief Likely to Result From GOP Guidance on Voter Roll Purge
Inviting the meddling of Robin Vos and Scott Fitzgerald means more electoral mischief, not solutions.
Wisconsin Examiner, 12/06/2019Group Files Federal Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Student Voter ID Laws
A state-based advocacy group filed a similar federal lawsuit challenging requirements for student IDs earlier this year.
Wisconsin Public Radio, 11/20/2019A Simple Choice For Dan Kelly: Fair Elections or Voter Roll Purges
The case is being brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), with whom Dan Kelly has been closely associated.
One Wisconsin Now, 11/19/2019Wisconsin Elections Board Sued to Enforce Voter-Roll Purges
Reacting to WILL’s lawsuit Wednesday, liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now condemned the suit.
Courthouse News Service, 11/14/2019Conservative Group’s Lawsuit Seeks Purge of State Voter Rolls
One Wisconsin Now Institute said the suit is a tactic utilized around the country by conservatives seeking to manipulate the rules on voting.
Wisconsin Radio Network, 11/13/2019Conservative Group Filing Lawsuit Against State Elections Commission’s Voter Eligibility Policy
[One Wisconsin Institute] said WILL's suit is an attempt to manipulate the rules to give conservative-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly.
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/13/2019Right-Wing Supporters of Dan Kelly Go to Court to Tip Electoral Scales in His Favor
Right-wing supporters of Dan Kelly are going to court to try to purge registered Wisconsinites from poll lists.
One Wisconsin Institute, 11/13/2019Wisconsin Supreme Court to Hear Lame-Duck Arguments
One Wisconsin [Institute] won a victory in January, convincing U.S. District Judge James Peterson to block the early-voting restrictions.
Associated Press, 10/20/2019Right Wing Ramps Up to Elect Their Man on State Supreme Court With Voter Roll Purge Push
The right wing in Wisconsin is going to pull out all the stops to keep Dan Kelly around like trying to bully a commission into a pre-election voter roll purge.
One Wisconsin Now, 10/18/2019A Complaint Says 234,000 Voters in Wisconsin Should Be Purged From Voter Rolls Before 2020 Presidential Primary
Analiese Eicher told CNN the recent complaint against the Wisconsin Elections Commission could negatively affect demographics groups that tend to vote Democrat.
CNN, 10/17/2019Group Seeks to Remove Thousands From Wisconsin’s Voter Rolls Because They Are Believed to Have Moved
Analiese Eicher, executive director of the liberal One Wisconsin Now, accused the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty of trying to give Republicans an advantage in next year's elections with a "back-door voter roll purge."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/16/2019Wisconsin Elections Commission Faces Complaint
Mike Browne, Deputy Director at One Wisconsin Institute, explains the ERIC process.
WORT-FM, 10/16/2019Complaint Could Make Up to 234K Wisconsin Voters Ineligible
Analiese Eicher, director of the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute said this was an attempt to "bully the Elections Commission into a backdoor voter roll purge."
Associated Press, 10/16/2019Right Wing Launches Campaign to Bully Wisconsin Elections Commission Into Voter Roll Purge
The right wing in Wisconsin has a long and shameful record of manipulating the rules on voting for their own advantage.
One Wisconsin Institute, 10/16/2019Federal Judge Deals Wisconsin Democrats Defeat in Lame-Duck Law Fight
Badger State liberals did see a win in another federal lawsuit brought by One Wisconsin Institute.
Courthouse News Service, 09/30/2019Republicans Reject Attorney General Effort to Comply With Law They Passed
GOP legislators agreed to confidentiality when leaders rigged district lines, now reject effort to comply with law they passed.
One Wisconsin Now, 08/28/2019Three Year Anniversary of Victory for Voter Rights in Wisconsin
In the three years since Judge Peterson’s ruling, Wisconsin voters have shown that they will vote when given the opportunity to vote.
One Wisconsin Institute, 07/29/2019Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Lame-duck Laws
A judge in January ruled against Republicans in a challenge from One Wisconsin Institute.
Capital Times, 06/21/2019Wisconsin’s Lame-Duck Lawsuits: Where Are They Now?
The original case the lame-duck grievance was filed under is still awaiting a decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
Wisconsin Public Radio, 06/18/2019A Look at Where Wisconsin’s Lame-duck Laws, Challenges Stand
[One Wisconsin Institute] challenged the early-voting restrictions in federal court in December.
Associated Press, 06/12/2019Wisconsin High Court Reinstates Most Lame-Duck Laws
In the second federal lawsuit filed by One Wisconsin Institute... [James Peterson] blocked early-voting limits.
Courthouse News Service, 06/12/2019Wisconsin Celebrates Milestone in Fight for Voting Rights
On this day in 1919, Wisconsin was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment to give women the right to vote.
One Wisconsin Institute, 06/10/2019Lame-Duck Laws Debated in Wisconsin High Court
In one of the suits, filed by One Wisconsin Institute [a judge] blocked early-voting limits contained in the lame-duck bills.
Courthouse News Service, 05/15/2019Supreme Court Conservatives Attack Lame-duck Arguments
[One Wisconsin Institute] persuaded U.S. District Judge James Peterson ... to strike down the limits on early in-person voting.
Associated Press, 05/15/2019Republicans Refuse to Allow Votes on Budget Proposals to Help People Vote
Republicans summed up their attitude toward democracy and voter rights today by refusing to even allow a vote on voter rights.
One Wisconsin Now, 05/14/2019Federal Lawsuit Challenges Wisconsin Student Voter ID Law
In 2016, a federal court in Wisconsin struck down the requirement that college or university IDs be unexpired.
Associated Press, 04/23/2019Wisconsin Elections Board Sued Over Student ID Limits
The ruling echoed Judge Peterson’s previous 2016 injunction he handed down after One Wisconsin Institute sued ... over voting laws.
Courthouse News Service, 04/23/2019Lame-duck Scorecard: Where the Cases Stand in the Fight Over GOP Laws Limiting Wisconsin Governor
One Wisconsin Institute... asked U.S. District Judge James Peterson to enforce his earlier [early voting] decision.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 04/04/2019No Joke: Record Early Voting in Spring 2019 Election
Early and absentee voting in the April 2019 election has reached record levels for a non-presidential primary Spring election.
One Wisconsin Institute, 04/01/2019Wisconsin GOP’s Lame-Duck Power Grab Ruled Unconstitutional
[One Wisconsin Institute] convinced U.S. District Judge James Peterson to block the early voting restrictions in January of this year.
TruthOut, 03/23/2019